LandBack: The Indigenous Liberation Movement

[@Andrewism]

So uh...this video was scheduled and now there's a whole MAGA coup happening in the US. What better time to emphasize indigenous liberation I suppose?😅 After all, fascism and settler colonialism are deeply linked.

[@peterpeterpeterpeterpeterp1431]

@Seer-of-things end What lmao

[@ferbsol2334]

Brown people are cringe

[@peterpeterpeterpeterpeterp1431]

@@ferbsol2334 Why

[@Q269]

As an American: it's flabbergasting how much of our culture is specifically attempting to take advantage of us, and the crazy that has spawned as a result is not surprising, but certainly revolting.

[@johnnysphere3510]

BLM also has to go. All Americans must be Native American Supremacists

[@mystupidneon]

I never post comments, Andrew, but I'm a professor at Villanova University teaching courses on Native American religious traditions, philosophy, and ethics. Your videos are so well done and incredibly helpful. Thank you for creating such an accessible resource for students and others trying to better understand and address the challenges of settler colonialism. You have such a gift! The world is better with you and your content present.

[@hedgehog3180]

Greenland is a pretty clear example of it actually happening, it seems set to become independent within the decade.

[@m.g.4060]

can I have some links to learn more about it please

[@flamingo6828]

what's going on in Greenland?

[@angela_merkeI]

I thought that they don't want to be independent as this would mean the seizing of funds from mainland Denmark.

[@tallpine466]

Greenland is weird, the first people to find Greenland were the Dorset people, but they went extinct for unknown reasons( presumed to conflict with the Inuit). The next people to find and inhabit Greenland were the Vikings, the Inuit came and Cohabitated Greenland with the Vikings. So the question remains, whose land it? The Vikings who came first but are a minority? Or the Inuit who came later but are the majority population? It’s a difficult question with no real good answer.

[@onlylauri]

@@tallpine466 the inuit before vikings which means it's theres

[@geoffdparsons]

can you put citations for your images too? rly thankful you listed your information sources but you have such amazing images and i would love to know who the artists are

[@parker5944]

I second this

[@wolfelee356]

yes plz

[@jorgebarrera9996]

Third!

[@nothingslost9586]

Gonna share this so it doesn't flop, this is a great intro to the Land Back movement and is greatly appreciated

[@arigadatred5395]

It's good to hear stuff like this. It can be pretty hard to know how to support indigenous peoples, even if it seems obvious in hindsight and all, so this was helpful.

[@barrydheil]

Wet'suwet'en and what's going on in northern ontarian nations are things I think Mr. Performer Justin Trudeau would like to go quietly into the night, but thankfully, with groups like Canadaland, and exposée after exposée of the travesties people have done to native reserves, I expect it to take full force. When People in a country like mine still use terms like "n***nab" to describe anishinaabe people, you know we are far from done fighting colonial ideas.

[@rampantmutt9119]

They call Anishinaabe people what?? I live in southern Ontario and I think most people down here don't even know that Anishinaabe people exist because of Indigenous erasure and colonialism. Seriously though, what are those three letters?

[@Kye9842]

@@rampantmutt9119I’m imagining ‘igg’

[@nickowlless]

Thanks for making this content, great work. Also thank you for taking the time to write your own captions. As someone with an auditory processing disorder, it helps a lot.

[@ime4991]

No one is indigenous in america, everyone moved from africa, its just question of when

[@puppydestroyah]

can't let this flop

[@JamesAlexanderMartin]

I love your focus on Praxis, it really makes me feel more hopeful.

[@AlexWaller-u7v]

as an indigenous person watching this video, HOLY you explained everything so perfectly!!!!! thank you so much for so accurately sharing our stories and giving the land back movement a platform, seeing you advocate and educate motivates me to continue doing the same❤

[@keaganfarr4938]

Glad you brought up Philadelphia's Camp Maroon (later known more as Camp JTD) and Camp Teddy. While the efforts did secure - allegedly - a few dozen spaces for a community land trust, many of the people at the camps felt that some camp "leaders" caved too soon and acted on behalf of the camps without being mandated to do so. While the small victory will undoubtedly improve some people's lives in the city, I think it is important to keep in mind that it wasn't a clear "victory" and that many residents and volunteers felt that certain "organizers" cheated the projects out of a better victory just to put another feather in their "organizer" caps (similar to George Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished" incident, where he asserted a victory to score political points but didn't actually succeed as well much as they made it appear).

[@Andrewism]

Thanks for the extra information, good to know! It really highlights in my mind the importance of emphasizing horizontal, consensus based organization rather than the top down approach.

[@keaganfarr4938]

@@Andrewism Exactly, and hopefully we take what we learned from the successes and failures of these camps with us down the line as we continue to fight for each other in this city :)

[@warrenhunter7185]

@@Andrewism haha lunatic

[@mysticonthehill]

That is so true decolonization begins in the mind and all settlers have an obligation to as not to perpetuate the systems of oppress, dispossession and genocide of our ancestors. But not only is it solidarity it is healing for our community which is traumatized without knowing it. We were indigenous whether English, Han or Iraqi once and reclaiming the mindset, relationships and philosophy/spirituality can only do us good.

[@GOne-vj6no]

Agree. Decolonize the animalistic savage way or traditions of being and existing. This present consumerism system.

[@GOne-vj6no]

It isn't reality.

[@RedPlateaus]

Awesome video - really love the focus on praxis, consciousness, and direct action!

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

What I've been able to gather is that landback is really just a word for the general idea of indigenous sovereignty, but the reason it's so difficult to define and why I've had so much trouble over the past few months finding an actual meaning is because there is no real meaning. It's not something that's been heavily written about and it's not something that has concrete theory to go along with it. Many people disagree on its meaning and one person's definition of the word may contradict another person's because different indigenous groups have a different approach to indigenous sovereignty. The definition can vary tribe to tribe, country t country, etc. A lot of people (non-indigenous specifically) use "landback" as a slogan and don't really understand what landback actually entails, so it causes a lot of confusion and frustration. It's basically become a virtue signal for a lot of non indigenous people and they're sloganeering about a concept they only vaguely understand.

[@ThomasBomb45]

What's so complicated about giving land back?

[@analyticalmindset]

@@ThomasBomb45 lol only to this clown who probably has some reservations on the idea . I'm black and in America and would love native Americans to be the new government. Rename the country , make your own rules , form your own councils . If y'all end up booting me out , I'll take my happy butt back to Liberia lol

[@toontrooper4103]

@@analyticalmindset from all the countless stuff I read most indigenous people wouldn't want to boot you lol. It's just for native nations to control the land they have a claim to. In the words of one native "the only thing that would change is your lifestyle" (they were saying that to a confused white person). So essentially just don't exploit nature and don't be a racist, or try to impose colonial ideas of governance. That's the only thing that'd get you kicked out lol.

[@marathecrayon7565]

I definitely wish more people were educated about landback. I feel that the reason people are not open to learning about it is because they need to fully understand what it entails. I have had people argue with me about their misunderstandings. Thank you for your info

[@MrCmon113]

@@ThomasBomb45 Giving what land back to whom?

[@snowyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

comment for the algorithm: i dont have much to say other than i shared this with people who i think will appreciate it. i hope this movement gets a lot more attention so that people can see that indigenous people haven't disappeared or stopped being targeted

[@marathecrayon7565]

I will definitely be sharing as well. I want more people to understand Indigenous history and know about landback. Wishing you the best

[@GOne-vj6no]

And stereotyped. Tru their culture due to ignorance.

[@perhapsabbey]

Found your channel through F.D Signifier, your take on things is so refreshing than other videos in this space that leave me feeling a little doomed. Not to mention I havent seen any videos on indigenous struggles like this before. Keep up the good work!

[@ivanclark2275]

I’m glad you shouted out Camp JTD and Camp Teddy in Philadelphia. A lot of people worked really hard to defend and maintain them last year. I think they can be an important model of direct action in the future.

[@reddoctorproductions3746]

Thank you so much for this video! I was having a hard time understanding this stuff but you've provided an amazing summary, I think

[@robotanon]

This channel needs so much more love

[@roccafille]

This was so beautiful. It made me cry because it touched me so deeply. You have a new supporter.

[@LogicGated]

A lot of white debate bro leftists need to learn a bit about settler colonialism.

[@spaghettimon3851]

Breadtube is a white as Wonder Bread and filled with dishonest hacks and bad faith actors who code their messages in esthetics and optics bullshit! We as MLs shouldn't concern ourselves with these college drop outs. Let these losers LARP for liberals and the social democrats.

[@MrCmon113]

No. Literally doesn't make a difference. It's just that you have absolutely no principles and instead just a political tribe.

[@zackaryjargowsky8611]

This video made me feel less alone, and more hopeful.

[@sophiejones7727]

Frankly, if any tribe feels like they can assert their authority they have my support. Every time I’ve dealt with a conventional government it’s been excruciatingly painful. To the point where I deliberately avoid it whenever possible, and I frankly have reservations about M4A because of how despicably I’ve been treated (and seen other people be treated) by the US government as well as by the French, Chilean and Canadian governments. But then I call up the Bad River Chippewa to put my name on their vaccine list just in case. I speak to a person, not an answering machine. A person, who suggests times when I could get an appointment instead of making me guess when the clinic might be open. As it turns out, they have an opening earlier than the city clinic: so I go to them. I get lost on the way, and end up dealing with the casino receptionist. If you waltzed into a government office in Boston and asked directions to a different office you’d get “not my job, now move along or else”. But the casino receptionist answers my question (it was foggy, we missed the normally very obvious road). Then I get to the clinic. No security guard, no metal detector, no one wants to search my purse, no one is yelling, the lights don’t give me a headache, I’m the only white person there but no one is staring at me, when I say I have an appointment I don’t get raised eyebrows and pursed lips and an “I see”, the receptionist doesn’t ask for my ID. These are people who have *legitimate* reasons to be suspicious of me and I would totally understand if they were. But they aren’t. When I ask the nurse about the procedure for scheduling my second shot, he gives me a straight answer in plain English and doesn’t berate me when I repeat what he just said to make sure I’ve understood (which is a thing I have to do because autism). And finally, when they say they’re going to call you…*they actually do*. That doesn’t mean “call us again in two weeks only to be angrily told it’s not time yet and then be kept guessing for another two weeks.” In other words they *gasp* treated me as innocent until proven guilty. I was 9 in 2001. So I don’t remember a time when the US government didn’t view it’s own citizens with hostility. If 9/11 was even the breaking point (all I have to go on here is what my parents and their friends say). If this wasn’t just always the way the US government acted. Again, let me point out: I am literally the whitest white person. I would *absolutely* understand if a Native American thought I was sus and treated me as such. I would totally understand if a tribal government felt I was a security risk and wanted to make absolutely sure I could be trusted before letting me anywhere near their property or their people. They have legitimate reasons to think such things about me. Yet for some reason this is how my own government treats me, not how the Chippewa treat me. So ya know, if Ashland WI goes bankrupt (unsurprisingly, this is extremely likely) and the Chippewa decide to seize the land they ain’t getting complaints from me. Obviously, they do something differently from every other government I’ve ever encountered although I don’t know enough to say what that is. And whatever it is, everyone else needs to start doing it before everyone on this continent loses all faith in the idea of governments forever. People wonder why libertarianism and anarchism are so popular. Well, maybe it’s because most governments treat people like shit. On the one hand I know that if there is no government then there is no one to stop a bully. On the other hand, I’ve seen the government be the bully more often than not. A government with a different structure that ensures the citizens are treated with the respect: that’s what I want. And if it’s the Chippewa who can pull that off then that’s who is getting my loyalty. My ancestors didn’t survive by clinging to notions of racial purity. They made it by giving their loyalty to governments who proved themselves able to govern. They were called sell-outs, but I’m here and those who made such accusations aren’t. If there is one thing I’ve learned from my family’s colorful history, it’s that Jesus’ parable about building on sand versus rock is sound advice. Judge people and organizations based on how they treat you and nothing else. Give your loyalty to those who have earned it, not those who demand it. I was born a citizen of the United States of America. For better or for worse it is like a parent to me. But, being queer has taught me what you do to abusive parents. You cut them off.

[@68i98]

Omg I almost cried reading this. You're totally right

[@tecitomatcha9388]

People like you really give me hope. Thank you SO much 💕

[@Gemini_Snake-25_01]

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[@ripleylove5306]

Fantastic video, gonna try and share this one as much as possible

[@van_trini13]

Thank you so much for creating this content. It's great, but as a trini it's also great to feel represented. Keep doing it boss.

[@pups4palestine]

Well put! Landback!! Love the art you chose too. Love your voice. Love your work.

[@Marcussanders-sw3wn]

I am a American Indian and I was wondering if you can do more videos on Native American or American Indian culture.

[@Marcussanders-sw3wn]

You make amazing videos.

[@AuntyKsTarot]

My 21 yr old 2 spirit child who is Lakota and Algonquin is a landback warrior and you did them Justice.

[@jaime_el_brujito]

It’s awesome seeing the collaboration of black people and natives mentioned! So many people forget that. That’s how all of the great Latin American music and food began. The mixing of (at least in the Caribbean) the Taíno and West Africans.

[@youtubeaccount5356]

If anything the Native Americans should unite with the "Latinos" cause majority of "Latinos" have Indigenous DNA as well.

[@fluffixation]

Thank you for making this video!

[@blackflagsnroses6013]

This is great and agree with everything. I’ll just say that historically speaking there are many influences we can take from indigenous cultures such as communitarianism, Confederalism, a spiritual view of social and nature relations etc…. But let’s not fall into the European “noble savage” myths. Indigenous peoples were the masters of their environment. Land Back yes! But there are traditionalisms the world is better off without even in indigenous cultures. Which is why I’m interested in learning more about how indigenous cultures synthesize with modern political ideologies like anarchism, since indigenous cultures themselves aren’t anarchism. I have to thank you Andrew, one of your videos lead me to the IAF-FAI to learn more about indigenous liberation and their views in solidarity

[@jefrreyjeffery2192]

There's nothing "spiritual" in science.

[@MrCmon113]

The entire idea is diametrically opposed to Marxism. It's just that most leftists, like most right wingers, are hypocrits, who have tribes rather than convictions.

[@thunderhorsefarms]

Who painted the picture at 4:23? Of the young woman surrounded by green? It’s gorgeous 💛💛💛

[@pece469]

Irvin Rodriguez, Among the Leaves

[@FinnmacD]

This is an excellent video and deserves more views.

[@egotisticEgg]

Check out the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer for the ecological element of Land Back. It's a beautiful book about how humans exist as a part of nature, not as a virus or destructive force but as people who help nature thrive.

[@tonyisnotdead]

why would we help nature thrive when nature is itself a destructive, cruel and indifferent force?

[@majorlazor5058]

Saved this video for today… Indigenous peoples’ day.

[@mitlaameesh]

staying out of the comments section this time. love the video :)

[@rampantmutt9119]

“Where today are the Pequot? Where are the Narragansett, the Mohican, the Pokanoket, and many other once powerful tribes of our people? They have vanished before the avarice and the oppression of the White Man, as snow before a summer sun. Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear and sacred to us? I know you will cry with me, 'Never! Never!'” - Tecumseh

[@MrCmon113]

If that's the choice I prefer the people, who abolished slavery and invented antibiotics, over the people, whose highest cultural achievement are comfortable shoes.

[@rampantmutt9119]

@@MrCmon113 Abolishing slavery and inventing antibiotics are not the accomplishments of colonialism, nor is the extremely subjective matter of "cultural achievements" an excuse for colonialism. There is no choice, because decolonization is happening.

[@manorovermanor299]

The art in this video is beautiful. If anyone has sources, please drop them!

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

To be 100% honest, nothing about landback makes sense to me and looking for clarification online doesn't help much because people either are very vague about its meaning or become hostile when you ask. At best, you find people saying "well what it means to ME is...". I've been trying to research the concept over the past 3 hours and I'm still as confused as I was when I started. I'm not gonna say I don't support it but I'll continue to have no opinion on it, as it doesn't really seem to have a concrete meaning.

[@henrystokes1987]

I'm in the exact same boat. Came here to be educated and left just as confused

[@lexlixatkwa7nelson3]

In the simplest terms, it's about returning agency to the indigenous peoples of the land you are standing on and allowing our people to continue protecting our territory from corporate and colonial destruction. It's not only the people in our territory we are protecting but the animals and plants within it so we can all co-exist. No more destruction, we just want to live.

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

@@lexlixatkwa7nelson3 this is still pretty vague tbh. how do you return agency to indigenous people? What does that entail? Is land going back to indigenous governments? From what I've been told, many indigenous governments have huge problems with corruption. Will indigenous people officially own the land in the same way we see land ownership today? I tried reading up on landback more and I saw people talking about the US and Canada respecting the treaties they had with indigenous people. I'm assuming its more to it than that, otherwise it wouldn't be such a controversial position. Did all indigenous people have the same relationship with the land? I know the empires of modern Mexico/Central America were the colonizers of their time and weren't great to the environment. For tribes that were historically closer to the Aztecs culturally, what's their role in landback? Or are they not considered indigenous in the same way? Assuming you're a communist or anarchist, is your definition of landback a pre- or post-revolution goal? I kinda understand landback on a purely moral level, like it's their land, "give it back" (whatever that means) but when it goes into the climate change stuff, it kinda begins to sound kinda weird. Especially when we can look at Africa and Asia where control has (somewhat) been given back to indigenous people and it hasn't resulted in much because of the amount of corruption.

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

@@henrystokes1987 What I've been able to gather is that landback is really just a word for the general idea of indigenous sovereignty, but the reason it's so difficult to define and why I've had so much trouble over the past few months finding an actual meaning is because there is no real meaning. It's not something that's been heavily written about and it's not something that has concrete theory to go along with it. Many people disagree on its meaning and one person's definition of the word may contradict another person's because different indigenous groups have a different approach to indigenous sovereignty. The definition can vary tribe to tribe, country t country, etc. A lot of people (non-indigenous specifically) use "landback" as a slogan and don't really understand what landback actually entails, so it causes a lot of confusion and frustration. It's basically become a virtue signal for a lot of non indigenous people. But the confusion comes from trying to figure out the definition of a word with no definition.

[@TIENxSHINHAN]

@@pilarrivera2547 what does that directly have to do with indigenous people though? It has to be more to it than that.

[@charliedibe6180]

I appreciate this video for its clarity and elegantly stated ideas. Very helpful to me and worth sharing.

[@Seapears]

For the sake of clarity, You said that around 5% of the worlds population is indigenous and living on their perceived ancestral lands. So when you say Indigenous I assume your not taking into that count peoples like such as Marathi in India, or the Bramar of Myanmar, or Scots, English, Russians, Sami, Somali, Han, Ming, Finns, or Galicians. I bring this up only because in the age of Nation States it is far more normal for indigenous/native peoples to have a state of their own, and if not, at least live on their perceived ancestral lands within another state. The percentage must be far greater, at least 50% or more of Indigenous/Native peoples globally. As such I ask, what exactly do you mean by Indigenous?

[@kenshinxxx9385]

He’s talking about indigenous ppls experiencing settler violence in the present day homie

[@loveandmercy9664]

I would add Israelis, Maronites, Coptics, Chaldeans, Assyrians, Romikia Greeks, Armenians

[@loveandmercy9664]

The Jews are probably the most successful people in landback and language revitalization.

[@MrCmon113]

@@kenshinxxx9385 Is an indigenous German girl getting bullied by Moroccan settlers in Berlin settler violence?

[@deardegenerate8017]

Yes, very informative. Thanm you for this

[@v.c.ar.2759]

🖤Solidarity forever, Brother❤

[@renaigh]

Art is the Framework of Culture, without it all we have is a scattered Society of Chaos & Suffering to be exploited by those who do not, cannot see the beauty of Humanity.

[@livpeake8108]

I would love to enact land back but as someone from the uk I don’t know how to help!

[@angus7278]

Recognize Britain’s role in colonialism, including the role of the “Balfour Declaration”, and support the current struggle of the indigenous people of Palestine by speaking out.

[@alexiawilliams110]

Another excellent video🙌🏾

[@Q269]

Life, Liberty, & the pursuit of happiness... This was specifically altered from the British roots, who granted Life, Liberty, & the pursuit of property. We've been pushing for this in theory since ratification, we've just fought tooth and nail against our own ideals from the beginning.

[@loripower7819]

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is only possible in the model of capitalism.

[@thejunecooperative]

Love your content! Solidarity from me to you!

[@xANTIxMirrorGod]

Im watching it twice! 💜

[@sunne1954home]

The indigenous people of the British Island s, Scandinavia Nd real Europe, being currently invaded need to stand together to stop the invasion, repel all boarders and put their walls and checkpoints back. We to have an instinctual right to protect our homes and cultures. I acknowledge these invading poc would be better of living in their own lands, raising their kids in their culture and their own languages.

[@hhhh9740]

By that logic Germany should take back part of Poland.

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

and greeks take anatolia, and welsh and scots take all britannia

[@Johnson333552]

I'll take "fundamentally misunderstanding the point of the video" for $500, Alex!

[@AutonomousVoice]

Interesting video, thankyou.

[@LanaTiikpuu]

solidarity forever

[@lyrablack8621]

Thanks for subtitles!

[@MysticTurtle7]

I'm having some trouble with this concept. A lot of indigenous cultures are more egalitarian and are more closely connected to their local environment. Those cultures deserve to be protected, and their points of view are important and valuable to human diversity and flourishing. This seems especially true in North America. I don't think you can say that of all indigenous cultures, though. I don't support Palestine because I think they're going to be Green or Socialist. I support them because they victims of crimes against humanity. I see the colonialism connection. But wouldn't the Saudis be the indigenous people of Saudi Arabia? I guess you could call what they do (exploiting their own environment, exploiting guest workers) an extreme version of internalized colonialism, but I think that really stretches the definition of colonialism to colonialism = any form of exploitation. I think what I'm getting at is that self determination and environmental protection are not always linked, but they are often conflated. I personally think that self determination is the stronger moral argument of the two. If you could prove that Israel would be better for the environment than Palestine, I would still advocate for Palestine.

[@blackflagsnroses6013]

Well one institution that grew out of colonialism or imperialism is the nation-state. Several national liberation movements such as Palestine is a movement for a sovereign national-state. Wherever there is State there is imperialism. For example the Mesoamerican empires were imperial states of other fellow indigenous cultures. Any proper Land Back movement must deconstruct all imperialism or it is nothing at all. Which is why anarchism and movements like Landback are compatible. They seek to deconstruct the organizing models based on social hierarchies or domination of man against man. Indigenous cultures can be inspirational in their communitarian cultures, and views on land, but we must all let go of those hierarchies that hurt us and the world

[@MysticTurtle7]

I had a new thought about this. Pre-Industrial lifeways tend to be more ecologically sustainable, because fossil fuels are a huge cheat code. Fossil fuels are banked energy from millions of years ago whereas earlier cultures had to live within their means of the current solar and wind energy they could harvest. Imperial cultures embraced modern technology powered by fossil fuels to dominate other ways of life, but now it turns out they're killing the planet. This is why certain cultures that have retained their traditional knowledge are so much kinder to the environment and why others are not, because they have lost the knowledge their ancestors had about how to live with their local environment.

[@CCDR07]

Yes, I think you are revolving around some important points. Perhaps it'd be a bit more clearer to think of the development of cultural attributes and group identities (and the various social organizations, values, norms, etc. they give rise to), as a form of diversification (with social and genetic components) upon which selective forces can act, in a manner similar to how species are continually diversifying and changing in response to their environments? I don't think of this as a deterministic process, though their may be multiple domains/combinations of cultural attributes to which humans tend to gravitate within given environmental or social circumstances/pressures. And that's why I tend to think self-determination is nearly always linked to access to land and sustainable land-use/governance as they form a strong socio-ecological unit upon which selection can act (both over the short term in regards to success of a group, but also longer term with cultural and genetic co-evolution). However, there is plenty of social/cultural and environtmental variation around these relationships, and one doesn't necessarily lead to the other or vice versa. In addition, as a system evolves, new circumstances can arise that push a society/group away from sustainable land-use (e.g., a drought, or development of social hierarchies that weaken information/feedback links among sub-groups/components of the society, e.g., imperialism).

[@havenbastion]

There's no such thing as group rights. Justice can only be individual and specific. Individual indigenous people have been stolen from, their society has not.

[@Solaris_Paradox]

White settlers occupying so-called "America" will soon be a minority in 2054, same for "Canada" in 2036. Lol Make Turtle Island Indigenous Again 🐢 🏝

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

​@@Solaris_Paradoxstop being racist

[@shinemendwoor]

Anyone doing this course called MECH400😂😂 landback meaning can be found 9:10

[@yesone5139]

there should be a website where I can put 20 acres on a map of lands that are restored to the function of pre colonial times.

[@raydgreenwald7788]

More people should see this

[@cykonot]

I'm mixed and having a hard time understanding how this isn't an ethnonationalist / gang thing? People keep not explaining that, then talking about sovereignty and seizing control as if it does not imply supremacy Just a very... Like, people keep saying "no, that's a white concept" and that just seems like a bs copout to me. Sovereignty implies supremacy, giving one group sovereignty over a land with multiple groups is giving them the final say / power / supremacy? What am I missing lol

[@iamnohere]

I: Hi! Coming back to this vid to -feed the algorhithm, and- apologize for my previous comment. I was trying to express that the topic "sounds worse than it is" and might trigger a knee-jerk reaction in people who aren´t fully open-minded and/or willing to learn, but it came across as me expecting a prize for not giving in to the first impression, and for doing a closer research. ^^; Plus I was stupid, saying how you should´ve made the "it´s not about deportation" point clear right from the start, when in fact it was right there in the description, and I missed it 🤦Apologies!

[@samw7998]

Land should never belong to anyone, it should be communal, because all land belongs to God.

[@JonesWalker-z7s]

As someone with no true homeland, I agree with you.

[@jinx111]

very helpful video on getting to the root of the idea!

[@mvandell]

Subscribed .. this is a very well put together video. You touch upon all the important topics and leave the viewer inspired to act and learn more! I'm just about to start a vlogcast called Earth Connection. I hope we realize the dream we hold in our hearts! ❤️🌟

[@iduedz]

Conquered not stolen.

[@Dopewizardsupreme]

Why don't they just buy it back then?

[@artemkanarchist]

Land back🔥❤️🖤🔥

[@hunter5028]

Merdog says "LAND BACK!"

[@Skeletony_Wolfknuckles]

Give it back...take it back...choices...

[@lexlixatkwa7nelson3]

"We do not need to ask permission to be free"

[@Skeletony_Wolfknuckles]

Haha you think your free...guilded cage is all

[@sereminar4]

Another excellent video!

[@Futuristbillpicone]

Let's take our land back from Europe. We Native Americans have been here 130,000 years and Europe only 400 years.

[@tonyisnotdead]

that's not true. we were in Africa still. also, why is it that native Americans have bigger claim to this continent than other Americans when all of us were descendent from migrants? are some white Americans more deserving of this land than other's for having older American ancestry?

[@Futuristbillpicone]

@tonyisnotdead Yes Native Americans went west from Africa.. three groups of hominids came out of Africa when the Earth was together.. We in America went west, Asians went East and Europeans, etc went North. European are Natives to Europe stay in your lane.

[@janakayla]

As always he comes through with the video.

[@Lukeamus]

I love your videos. The combination of what you talk about and your soothing voice, just make it intriguing.

[@Diod161]

Sent here by Anark, wonderful video! ^^

[@kayxander7426]

Amazing vid 👍🏾

[@eggie1583]

I couldn't watch it. Breaks my heart. I am Hindu Indian and I can understand what it means to lose your culture, your land and your sacred places. And then celebrate the secularism at the end of it. Its hurtful.

[@MrCmon113]

I lost my culture, land and sacred places and I'm happy about it. I think I'm living way better than I would in Nazi Germany.

[@arpansaha2111]

​@@MrCmon113don't listen to a hindu nationalist(which this person probably is) about indegenous issues. They are the majority in indid yet play the victim because Muslims dare to exist

[@redlmjho]

Correction: "Palestinians" are not indigineous to Gaza, Judea, Sumeria, etc. The fact you included them speaks volumes to your ignorance and bias..

[@Solaris_Paradox]

Israel is a genocidal settler colonial project and an illegitimate European satellite state. Free Palestine! 🇵🇸

[@rissahaven]

Ah, I see. And white European Jews are? Makes sense.

[@Tezcatlipokaa]

@@Solaris_ParadoxIsrael is the literal embodiment of Hebrew Decolonization of Arab colonialism

[@janelliot5643]

Do you have a clean version?

[@Choodcel]

You can't have this and open borders at the same time

[@_vallee_5190]

Make a video on the current situation oh my god.

[@UserName-jz8iv]

People own that land, and are entitled to their possessions and where they fall on the economic hierarchy, as all people act in their own interest, the interest of their loved ones, thus is human nature 🤷‍♂️

[@otherperson]

Anyone know the artist/art piece at 4:24?

[@pece469]

Irvin Rodriguez, Among the Leaves

[@otherperson]

@@pece469 wow thanks so much!

[@pece469]

@@otherperson Hey, no problem :)

[@JonesWalker-z7s]

Not all of us, so-called "white" folks are colonists. My great grandparents came over 100 years ago and escaped famine in the Soviet Union (Ukraine). My great grandfather was an illiterate peasant and was tricked by the British who charged him interest for his farm (one that he had to build up from scratch) and had no understanding of usury (interest). It cost many times more than what he initially paid. They forced us to assimilate and we were heavily discriminated against. The Canadian government placed us into internment camps in WW1. I can't give you your land back because I am a tax slave and I don't have another home to go back to (Russia is destroying Ukraine now). I am a spiritual man and I stand with my First Nations brothers and sisters any way I can.

[@Solaris_Paradox]

Tl;dr Your still settlers living on stolen indigenous land go back to Europe

[@tonyisnotdead]

@@Solaris_Paradox none of us are settlers any more than native Americans. most of us were born here, plus you can't steal land

[@Solaris_Paradox]

@@tonyisnotdead Go back to Europe

[@yesid17]

@youtube how do i like this video more than once

[@mjolninja9358]

Same with Russia, if you go further east you wouldn’t see any russian looking folk. They’re mostly Turkic people.

[@ahahaghaha191]

emm, no. "mostly turkic". There are so many ethnic groups, from karels in west to udehe people in far east.

[@mjolninja9358]

@@ahahaghaha191 yeah my bad

[@letkwu]

Most appreciation to this channel 💗🌿

[@nottheborg836]

I love your accent so much!!!!!!!!

[@Manyaraz]

so inspiring

[@jonasuriel7936]

Solidarity.

[@joshplaysdrums2143]

Another great one! Gonna leave an algorithm comment :)

[@spencer1980]

Landback should happen. Landback will happen (land barons in the Midwest are my target for that. The kind that get money from the federal government to pour corn syrup down our throats), but tell me... ....do your people need belts? I hear leather made from land owners is particularly supple.

[@spencer1980]

I try to be reasonable with these people. It's clear that their cruelty is because they cannot reason.

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

I will never leave Oklahoma

[@nebojsag.5871]

Loads of vibes, essentially nothing in terms of practical measures. Who gets to control the land, who gets to do what with it?

[@Solaris_Paradox]

White colonizers are occupiers they have no business being here.

[@MrChuckShiesty450]

​@@Solaris_ParadoxCome and take it.

[@Solaris_Paradox]

​@@MrChuckShiesty450One-ticket back to Europe settler

[@ericrae7531]

Indigenous people around the world have the solutions to so many problems caused by capitalism. #LandBack not only because it's the right thing to do for them, but for everyone.

[@1st1anarkissed]

A radical shift to non-ownership being unlikely, I say, as a white home owner. What if the first nations had their own representatives in parliament? Elected by and from the first nations as legislators. Perhaps further balances could be created by giving them a vote without having to be part of one of the dominant political parties. So that they can often hold the balance of power ir even introduce bills to the house. Senate representation could also be forced to give these nations a powerful voice there too. I know that it isn't great as the whole system enables the wrong attitudes, including in the indigenous peoples. Nonetheless, the affect of their culture on ours at the legislative level would be fascinating and likely good for us all. They're pretty generous and loving people.

[@AuntyKsTarot]

That’s neo colonialism so a big NO. Your time is over settler. Your opinions are no longer needed here. You’ve proven your people are toxic to land, and people

[@dopaminedreams1122]

@@AuntyKsTarot Lmao i would like to see you say that to the "settlers" face.

[@AuntyKsTarot]

@@dopaminedreams1122 I have many times. My adult children and I are land defenders.

[@dopaminedreams1122]

@@AuntyKsTarot You sound like a lunatic who belongs in a cell, leave them alone, they didnt chose to be born in "your" land

[@MrCmon113]

Democracy bad, ethno-nationalism good. Completely incoherent political tribalism. You're just for ethno-nationalism of "indigenous people", because the right is against it.

[@amesnfire1098]

Algorithm feeding comment

[@David-rg5cw]

Beautiful

[@cadiannnn]

Your life depends on technology and systems that could not have happened without colonialism Stop pitying yourself

[@valentinasoundoutloud2538]

digestible for peewees like me :) I’m thankful for that